Pridgeon Surname
Approximately 2,115 people bear this surname
Pridgeon Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Prujean,' valiant John, a corruption of a French name; compare Grosjean, Prettijohn, Littlejohn, Micklejohn, &c.
Philip Pridgeon, Lincolnshire, 1596: Register of the University of Oxford.
Read More About This SurnamePridgeon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,483 | 1:244,409 | 23,286 |
| England | 327 | 1:170,392 | 15,676 |
| South Africa | 118 | 1:459,133 | 38,484 |
| Australia | 108 | 1:249,960 | 23,064 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 211 | 1:115,523 | 11,173 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 233 | 1:215,531 | 18,426 |
Pridgeon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Prujean,' valiant John, a corruption of a French name; compare Grosjean, Prettijohn, Littlejohn, Micklejohn, &c.
Philip Pridgeon, Lincolnshire, 1596: Register of the University of Oxford.
(French) for the French Preuxjean = Gallant John [v. under Prew and John]
Pridgeon Demographics
Average Pridgeon Salary in
United States
$39,700 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pridgeon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pridgeon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pridgeon occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pridgeon? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 197,862nd most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,445,648 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Pridgeon reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,483 people, or 1 in 244,409. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 21 percent live, Maryland, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.
Pridgeon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pridgeon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pridgeon last name increased 636 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pridgeon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Pridgeon are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pridgeon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.63% more than the national average, earning R 453,000 per year; in United States they earn 7.99% less than the national average, earning $39,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.18% less than the national average, earning $33,199 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prigeon | 93 | 31 | / |
| Prisgeon | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pridgion | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pridyeon | 88 | 0 | / |
| Pridjeon | 88 | 0 | / |
| Predgeon | 88 | 0 | / |
| Priceon | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pridean | 80 | 0 | / |
| Prigeant | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pridjion | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pregean | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pridian | 67 | 4 | / |
| Prisyon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Preseon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Predjon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Predean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Predion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pregeant | 63 | 205 | / |
| Priscion | 63 | 84 | / |
| Prescion | 63 | 65 | / |
| Pridjian | 63 | 17 | / |
| Predjean | 63 | 2 | / |
| Prégeant | 63 | 1 | / |
| Prejean | 53 | 4,449 | / |
| Predian | 53 | 19 | / |
| Préjean | 53 | 7 | / |
| Prezian | 53 | 5 | / |
| Prizian | 53 | 1 | / |
| Presjean | 50 | 1 | / |
| Prediane | 50 | 1 | / |
| Precijan | 50 | 1 | / |
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Pridgeon Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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